Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i7-1280P
Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-1280P is based on Alder Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i7-1280P gets 468.3 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.4 times faster than the i7-1280P. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i7-1280P gets 468.3 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.4 times faster than the i7-1280P. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ed
906a3
Core
Comet Lake-H
Alder Lake-P
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
8/16
14/20
TDP
- W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
24576 kB
Date
March 2020
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
91.45k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
468.3k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
6.94k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
18.46k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
11.27k (x1.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
13.6k (x0.88)
TOTAL
48.71k
50.27k (x1.03)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
44.01k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
125.05k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
76.28k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
15.52k (x2.1)
TOTAL
316.12k
260.85k (x0.83)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
22.72k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
23.88k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
12.75k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
13.71k (x0.9)
TOTAL
68.37k
73.05k (x1.07)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
151.95k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
160.95k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
84.9k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
15.91k (x2.14)
TOTAL
485.11k
413.72k (x0.85)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
22.76k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
25.2k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
12.64k (x1.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
13.33k (x0.9)
TOTAL
69.14k
73.92k (x1.07)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
149.83k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
170.43k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
83.32k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
15.67k (x2.12)
TOTAL
499.47k
419.25k (x0.84)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
39.78k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
26.06k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
12.44k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
13.17k (x0.84)
TOTAL
86.65k
91.45k (x1.06)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
209.96k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
170.21k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
72.04k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
16.09k (x2.14)
TOTAL
657.19k
468.3k (x0.71)
Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-1280P
Test#1 (Integers)